FIDELITY ASIAN VALUES PLC - INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED
30 APRIL 2011
Issued pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 4 of the Disclosure and
Transparency Rules
Objective
The Company's objective is to achieve long-term capital growth through
investment in an actively managed portfolio of equities in the South East Asian
region (excluding Japan).
Benchmark
MSCI All Countries (Combined) Far East Free (Excluding Japan)
Review of Period (total return)
During the period:
- the NAV increased by 0.51% (debt at par) against a 1.56% return for the
benchmark.
- the share price decreased by 0.54%
- The Board and Managers continue to believe that investment in equities will
produce strong returns for shareholders over the long term.
- main portfolio changes are detailed in the top ten holdings below.
Net gearing was 3.49% on 30 April 2011.
Material transactions
There have been no share repurchases during the quarter or since.
124,165 ordinary shares were issued during the period following the exercise of
rights attached to the subscription shares.
On 3 February 2011, the Company entered into a new US$15,000,000 364 day
revolving credit facility with ING Bank N.V. The full amount was drawn down on
the same day at an interest rate of 2.0605% with interest payable on 3 May
2011.
Material Events
Half-yearly report published
Additional Information
Details of the Company Dealing Information
Fund Mana John Lo Listed: London Stock
ger: Exchange
Enquiries: 08457 100 456 Broker: JP Morgan
Cazenove
WWW www.fidelity.co.uk/ Price Quoted: Financial
Address: its Times
Copies of major The Times
announcements and
documentation The Daily
relating to the Telegraph
Company may be found
on the website The
Independent
Launch 13 June 1996 Reuters Code: FAS.L
Date:
As at 30 April 2011 As at 16 June SEAQ Code: 51094
2011
Ordinary 61,567,542 61,604,287 ISIN: GB0003322319
Shares In
Issue:
Share 11.07 9.89 Registered
price office
discount
to NAV:
Total £151.7m £145.1m Beech Gate
Assets:
Millfield Lane
Loan: £9.1m £9.3m
Lower Kingswood
Total Net £142.6m £135.8m
Assets: Tadworth
Gross 6.35% 6.86% Surrey KT20 6RP
Gearing :
Net 3.49% 4.80%
Gearing:
The Company's net asset value per share is announced daily and may be found on
the Stock Exchange website www.londonstockexchange.com
Portfolio Breakdowns
Country As at 30 As at 31 Largest 10 As at 30 As at 31
Analysis April 2011 January 2011 Holdings (% April 2011 January 2011
(% total total assets)
assets)
Korea 28.5 26.9 Samsung 5.5 5.9
(South) Electronics
China 20.7 23.0 Hutchison 3.6 3.8
Whampoa
Hong Kong 17.7 18.9 China Merchants 3.5 3.3
Bank H
Taiwan 15.9 13.0 Taiwan 3.4 -
Semiconductor
Manufacturing**
Singapore 5.8 5.9 Tencent Holdings 3.1 3.7
Malaysia 4.9 8.3 LG Household & 2.8 -
Healthcare**
India 1.3 - LI & Fung 2.6 3.4
Indonesia 1.2 - Hong Kong 2.4 3.6
Exchanges &
Clearing
Other 2.6 2.8 Bank of China 2.3 2.3
Hong Kong
Cash 1.4 1.2 Kia Motors** 2.3 -
Hon Hai - 3.1
Precision
Industry*
Total 100 100 Advanced - 2.3
Semiconductor
Engineering *
Hyundai Motors* - 2.2
* No longer in top 10 at 30 April 2011
** Not in top 10 at 31 January 2011
Performance Record (total return %)
Price at Quarter to Quarter 1 Year to 3 Years to 5 Years to
30 April 30 April to 31 30 April 30 April 30 April
2011 (p) 2011 January 2011 2011 2011
2011
NAV (debt at 230.95 0.51 5.18 15.6 49.1 95.9
par)
Ordinary 205.38 -0.54 4.56 13.0 45.3 97.9
Share price
Benchmark - 1.56 4.77 13.0 32.8 77.4
Index
As at 16 June 2011 the Company's NAV per share was 219.73p (debt at par) and
219.66p (debt at fair value) and the Company's share price was 198.00p per
share.
Standardised Performance (total return %)
30/04/2006 30/04/2007 30/04/2008 30/04/2009 30/04/2010
30/04/2007 30/04/2008 30/04/2009 30/04/2010 30/04/2011
NAV 11.70 17.62 -20.15 61.54 15.6
Ordinary Share 12.21 21.35 -21.06 62.90 13.0
price
Benchmark 8.38 23.22 -17.85 43.02 13.0
Index
By order of the Board
Christopher Pirnie
For and on behalf of FIL Investments International
Company Secretary
17 June 2011
Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can
go down as well as up. For funds that invest in overseas markets, changes in
currency exchange rates may affect the value of an investment. Investments in
small and emerging markets can be more volatile than other more developed
markets. Source of performance: Fidelity as at 30 April 2011. Basis: bid-bid
with net income reinvested. Fidelity only gives information about its own
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